Pictures of the Week: December 5-11, 2016

Winter weather has moved in with gusto, making it feel more like the holiday season. But for those who spend most of their workday outside, the blustery winds and snow may not receive such a warm welcome. Toledo Blade photographer Bob Jacobs took this shot on February 29, 1956, and it makes you feel cold with just a glance. Steve Kertesz of Toledo is astride the girder and Lloyd Caldwell of Curtice is manning the torch. Both were steel workers with the A. B. Bentley Construction Company and were working on top of the National Bank Building enlarging the superstructure for the elevator shaft. They appeared unaffected by the cold, though temperatures that day in Toledo were in the mid-30s with a trace of snow.

David Carrasquillo assembling a 16 inch bicycle. Inmates at the Toledo Correctional Institution (TCI) assemble 117 bicycles for Lucas County Children's Services in Toledo, Ohio on December 7, 2016. The bikes were donated by The Bike Lady, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all-volunteer charitable organization based in Columbus, Ohio that provides new bikes, helmets and locks for children. The inmates applied to TCI to be allowed to participate, and 10 were selected, based upon their behavior, cooperativeness, etc. during the year; one person was sick, so nine men had 117 bikes, ranging in size from 16" to 26" to construct. Fulton, Sandusky, and Wood Counties also will be receiving some of the bikes. Teamsters Local 20 helped to pay the freight from Huffy in California to Toledo.

Members of The U.S. Navy Sea Cadets, Commodore Perry Division, put flags on the fire to properly burn during The Andersons’ and Buckeye Broadband’s 16th annual “Operation Respect,” at Fort Meigs on December 11, 2016. An estimated 2,000 faded, torn and unserviceable flags were collected and burned at the fort.

The roBATS from Delphos St. John's Catholic School watch as their robot performs in Round 2 of the event. From left: Corbin McKinley, Courtney Ebbeskotte, Adara Fuerst, and Zack Herron. Fuerst is a seventh grader; the other students are eighth graders.

Aiden Perkins, 2, of Toledo, gets help riding his new bike from volunteer Brent Duganiero, right, of Toledo, during the annual Noel Project sponsored by the Church on Strayer at the SeaGate Centre on December 10, 2016.

Aayan Naim of The Good, The Bad and the Blues records a vocal track in the new recording studio at Toledo School for the Arts, Wednesday, December 7, 2016. National blues recording artist Johnny Rawls is producing their album.

The Lancelot Thompson Student Union on the main campus of the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio on December 6, 2016. On Wednesday the university is scheduled to announce its new master plan, which is expected to include suggestions on changes to the Student Union. The ramps in the center of the building.

Northbound I-75 between Reitz and Dowling roads, south of Perrysburg, is filled with emergency vehicles following an accident between a pickup truck and a tractor trailer rig Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The accident occurred at the same spot where a different tractor-trailer rig drove off the road and into a pond hours earlier.

Annie Yunker of Holland can be seen through the viewfinders of a Google Cardboard virtual reality headset during a Make and Take: Build your own Virtual Reality Headset class held at the Way Public Library in downtown Perrysburg, Oh. on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.

Monday, December 5, 2016, Sylvania Recreation worker Stephan Vizina strings lights on an exhibit for the Children's Wonderland at the Tam-O-Shanter in Sylvania, Ohio. It takes about 30 people, 1,000 hours and five days to set up the Christmas wonderland, which is open Dec. 9-24.

Hailey Twigg, 7, of Sylvania, left, hugs the oversized teddy bear she picked out after finding out more money available to spend while shopping with Sylvania Township Police Sgt. Clarence Whalen during Shop with Hero at the W. Central Ave. Meijer store in Toledo, Oh. on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.

Lauren Roe, 6, jumps on the back of her friend Jayden Williams, 6, as they make their way through the snow for the Disney on Ice performance at the Huntington Center in downtown Toledo, Oh. on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016.

Attendees of the Toledo Symphony Tux and Trees formal fund raiser purchase mystery envelopes from the Birthday Tree for a chance to win a gift card from a local business at the Toledo Club on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016.

"Rookie Blue" of the Blue Crew tries to do a hand stand on the sideline of the court during the women's basketball game against St. Bonaventure University at Savage Arena in Toledo, Oh. on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. University of Toledo won the game 74-50.

Bowling Green State University defender Chris Pohlkamp (12) collides with Michigan Tech. forward Alex Smith (20) during the second period of a hockey game Saturday, December 10, 2016,at the BGSU Ice Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Ottawa Hills High School player Hunter Sieben (11) has his shot blocked by Cardinal Stritch High School player Terrance Taylor (00) during their game at Ottawa Hills High School, Friday, December 9, 2016. Taylor was called with a foul on the play.

University of Toledo guard Jonathan Williams (1) passes the ball against Detroit Mercy guard Chris Jenkins (0) during a basketball game Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio. The Rockets would defeat the Titans 73-65.

BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

University of Toledo head coach Tod Kowalczyk greets the Blue Crew prior to the game.

BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH

Toledo Walleye player Jacob MacDonald (4) leap over Fort Wayne Komets player Cody Sol (44) after shooting on Comets goalie Eric Hartnell (35) during the first period of their hockey game at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Tuesday, December 6, 2016.

Blade/Andy Morrison

Student fans have fun doing the mannequin challenge as the Toledo Walleye play the Fort Wayne Komets during the first period of their hockey game at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Tuesday, December 6, 2016.